Family does rule. But we Carlklef's also have some family rules. Because we have the Toddcat visiting I have been reminded of some of these rules and thought I should share them.
1) We only go to movies if we can use our discount coupons (pronounced q-pons)--I mean otherwise it is just a waste of time and money.
2) We don't buy books unless we get a good deal or are desperate. Ben Franklin invented the library for a reason. This rule, has rapidly lost popularity now that we have an empty bookcase in our house that Ross thinks needs to be filled up.
3) We put the toilet lid down. I could explain this rule but I shouldn't have to--I mean when you flush don't you want a barrier? Ross has quickly seen the error of his previous ways.
4) We take our shoes off when we walk into the house. Ross sometimes conveniently forgets this rule.
5) We don't leave the house in sweats. According to Ross, leaving the house in sweats is the equivalent to "giving up." I learned about this rule the hard way--I had on sweats and was ready to leave when Ross informed me that we weren't going anywhere until I changed.
6) We fill up our car with gas when the mile gauge hits 200. Our beloved 12 year old car's gas gauge no longer works--out of necessity and many "lessons learned" we have had to institute this rule.
7) We won't purchase, buy, or hang the famous portrait of George Washington praying at Valley Forge. I like this picture (that's for you Shadam and Kevin and Kiki and anyone else who has it) but for some when Ross looks at this picture it is like looking at Thomas Kinkade's portraits of light--beautiful but not his cup of tea. (If anyone knows of any Thomas Kinkade gallery showings please let me know).
I can't think any more rules. But I'm sure I will later. And then I'll post such rules and we will use parliamentary procedure to vote on them.
10 comments:
I wholeheartedly agree with rule 6 about the gas... although it did make for an exciting adventure!
So have you had any snow yet in Chicago haha we are still enjoying 80 degree weather :-)
I don't know if many Mormons realize this, seeing as a large majority own the George Washington PRINT which they display as if it is the original in ornate frames over their fireplace along with every other family in their neighborhood, but.....it is not the only art piece in the world where someone is praying! Try getting something different for a change of pace if you want to display religious art!!! Talk about beating a horse to death! Enough with the George Washington. (I guess I'm with Greg on this one.)
I just want to emphasize that this picture was given to us from Adam's parents, A big purchase for them back in the day..and it was a sacrifice for them to give it up to us. So it holds sentimental value in that respect. Thus, we like to stare at it every day! Also, I dare you find anyone in my neighborhood with that picture hanging, go on, just try, I would bet my brand new futon, that you cannot. Greg is wrong you see, although I am impressed with the frequency in which Greg is right. I thought husbands were always wrong, but Kris Tina seems to have hit the jack pot. Oh but he is wrong on this one... and the best part is that he has voiced this dislike of our "praying picture", and we have considered banning him from our house.....but since then he has made up so it is still out for debate.
Please allow me to respond to each and every one of your rules:
1) I can understand this rule about movie ticket prices. I mean, why waste time and money when you can use a coupon (pronounced KOO-pawn) and only waste your time?
2)Sometimes you don’t need to buy books or check them out at the library. It seems just as easy for you to borrow books from friends and never return them because they fill up those shelves so nicely.
3)Since Kitty won’t explain her toilet lid rule, I will. She thinks a big spray cloud of toilet water (and its contents) shoots out of there like a canon every time you flush and that by lowering the lid these deadly toxins are prevented from landing on everything within 100 feet of “ground zero”. I don’t see this as a risk, particularly in the Carlklef home since there was a thick, protective layer of dust on everything in sight. She may have broken Ross’ free-wheeling spirit and trained him to lower the lid, but I’m not that easy to domesticate.
4) I refuse to follow the take-your-shoes-off-at-the-door rule for one reason. See dust reference in response #3.
5) I’m not sure this is so much a rule as it is a guideline that is often ignored. After all, Ross did leave the house in his track suit yesterday and Kitty even tried to wear her Crocs to the theater.
6) Filling up the gas tank every 200 miles is a good idea. I mean, it’s not like you’ve ever run out of gas…oh, wait, that has happened 4 times (so far)….and it’s not like this has been a problem for a long time and you have had an opportunity to get it fixed…oh, what’s that, it’s been broken for 7 years? Seriously, either shoot the Subaru and put her out of her misery, or take care of her like she deserves and get her repaired already.
7) I am not familiar with this work of art, but from the way you have described it the piece sounds much like the religious art equivalent to a well know painting titled Dogs Playing Poker.
I have a couple of rules that you might want to add to the list:
1) Never trust Kitty to follow a recipe
2) Do not agree to anything that is preceded by Ross saying “I think I’m going to take a short cut”.
So Ross responded to my comment in an IM instead of a blog comment, which I find to be a heinous display of poor etiquette. Therefore, I am posting his IM as a comment for him…
Ross: “you really captured the essence about the rules.
I am in agreement about the "poo cloud" rule.
maybe at an industrial toilet, not at ours.”
Once again Toddcat you have turned a "high-brow" post into a "low-brow" post with your comments. Not awesome. Not awesome at all.
Uh, Kitty, "poo cloud" was Ross's term, not mine. I'm just keepin' it real.
Since Todd and I are best friends now, I feel like I should also respond to "the Carlklef family rules."
1) Todd, I'm surprised to hear you say you understand this rule. Q-pons are a great way to save some money, but sometimes it's a big waste of time, and time is money. KTC, send me the money you save with the money Q-pons (check payable to the Human Fund, as usual).
2)Todd is right. If someone is dumb enough to let either of you borrow a book, they are not expecting it back. Borrowing books would be the preferred way to fill up those shelves. Just make sure you have a response ready if someone recognizes one of their former books. I recommend, "Oh, you have that, too?"
3) I'll have to agree with KTC on this one. This is not only common courtesy, but it is also a way to help prevent the spread of the super bug.
4) I don't know why KTC can't make an exception about the shoe rule for Todd. I mean, he is a guest.
5) Todd's right, and KTC also wore her Crocs to school on more than one occasion. I'm not judging your fashion decisions, I'm just telling it like it is.
6) Every 200 miles...KTC and Ross, didn't you get jobs?
7) Todd, it is sort of like the Dogs Playing Poker, because it captures a mystical and spiritual moment. Unlike the Dogs Playing Poker, and like The Painter of Light's pictures, the George Washington picture appeals to the Mormon masses because of the outward expression of religiousness. The reason you are probably drawn to the Dogs Playing Poker is that it makes you think that God has a cute sense of humor and that the dogs are the real stars.
And KTC, I don't see how Todd has made anything low brow. His comments are both high brow and hilarious. And true, with the exception of numbers 1, 3, and 7.
Jill,
I have a few things to say to you in follow-up. First of all, you are absolutely correct each and every time you have agreed with my comments. However, I feel I need to straighten a few things out. When I agreed with Kitty regarding the movies, I was agreeing that it is overly expensive, not that she needs to be clipping coupons. I would NEVER use a coupon myself, but for Kitty and Ross I think it's OK. I'm worried that they are going to end up on welfare and the coupons could delay the inevitable for a while.
Secondly, in the toilet issue we are talking about the LID, not the SEAT. I, of course, put the seat down. Who wants to look at the gross toilet rim? The lid is a whole different matter. It doesn’t protect anyone from anything. You need to leave the lid up for visual assurance that all has been flushed away, if you know what I mean…and I think that you do.
And C), if you want to continue to be my BFF you are going to have to regularly comment on the Catbox and also start IM-ing me. You can’t just show up every once in a while, same something funny and then leave on a high note with all of us wanting more and thinking in our heads…Coooo-STAN-za.
Kris Tina, I love the blog! I too agree with your rule about George Washington at Valley Forge not because it is religious art and tantamount to priest craft (a good reason none the less), but because George Washington and many of the founding fathers were Deists and likely did not pray in that manner. Thus, I would never display, read, purchase, or endorse a piece of historical fiction. Now you understand my objection to reading the Work and the Glory.
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